Misopates orontium

Picture from Kiehlmann

German: Ackerlöwenmaul

Two photographs of Misopates orontium were taken in march 1997 in Cyprus by Kiehlmann:

Misopates orontium in natural habitat, first slide (163712 Byte)
Misopates orontium in natural habitat, second slide (111369 Byte)

The next two photographs are taken by M. Kalda from a specimen collected in Cyprus and propagated in the green house at the Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung:

Picture from M. Kalda

Misopates orontium ventral view of the flower.
Misopates orontium later view of the flower.

Entry in the TROPICOS data base about Misopates orontium:

SCROPHULARIACEAE - Misopates orontium

TAXONOMY: Magnoliophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asteridae, Scrophulariales.

Scrophulariaceae, Figwort Family

PLANT NAME: Misopates orontium (L.) Raf.

TROPICOS #: 0257-02420

PUBLICATION: Autikon Botanikon 158. 1840.

JOUR/BOOK ID: L03789

BASIONYM: Antirrhinum orontium L.

0257-02365 Species Plantarum 617. 1753.

CITED IN: B011836 - Holmgren, N. H. & U. Molau, 1984.

PROJECT DISTRIBUTION: Ecuador.